stearothermophilus

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek στέᾱρ (stéār, “fat”) +‎ -o- +‎ θερμός (“hot”) +‎ -o- +‎ φίλος (“dear”) +‎ -us

Adjective

steārothermophilus (feminine steārothermophila, neuter steārothermophilum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) A specific epithet for some bacteria associated with hot springs

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	steārothermophilus	steārothermophila	steārothermophilum		steārothermophilī	steārothermophilae	steārothermophila
Genitive	steārothermophilī	steārothermophilae	steārothermophilī		steārothermophilōrum	steārothermophilārum	steārothermophilōrum
Dative	steārothermophilō		steārothermophilō		steārothermophilīs
Accusative	steārothermophilum	steārothermophilam	steārothermophilum		steārothermophilōs	steārothermophilās	steārothermophila
Ablative	steārothermophilō	steārothermophilā	steārothermophilō		steārothermophilīs
Vocative	steārothermophile	steārothermophila	steārothermophilum		steārothermophilī	steārothermophilae	steārothermophila

Derived terms

• Bacillus stearothermophilus
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus